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62d Congress, I SENATE. J Document 

M Session. j (No. 433. 



USE OF AUTOMOBILES IN NATIONAL PARKS. 



LETTER 

FROM . 

THE ACTING SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 



FROM . - 



TRANSMITTING 

INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO SENATE RESOLUTION OF MARCH 
9, 1912, RELATIVE TO THE USE OF AUTOMOBILES IN NATIONAL 
PARKS UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT. 



March 15, 1912. — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 

printed . 



Department of the Interior, 

Washington, March 13, 1912. 
Sir: I am in receipt of a resolution of the Senate, dated March 9, 
as follows: 

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed to sub- 
mit to the Senate, as early as practicable, a statement gi\'ing the names of the national 
parks under the control of the Department of the Interior, if any, in which automo- 
biles or other motor cars are permitted to be used, and the rules and regulations 
governing such use; also such plans, if any, as may have been or are under consid- 
eration by the Department of the Interior for permitting the use of automobiles or 
motor cars in the Yellowstone National Park; and the estimates of cost, if any have 
been made, which would be entailed by the possible construction of new roads or 
changes in the use of present roads should automobiles be admitted to said park. 

In response thereto I have to state that automobiles and motor 
cycles are admitted to the Mount Kainier National Park, in Washing- 
ton; the General Grant National Park, in California; and the Crater 
Lake National Park, in Oregon, under regulations in force during the 
season of 1911, copies of which are herewith transmitted. It is 
planned to reissue these regulations for the season of 1912. 

Motor-driven machines are also admitted to the Wind Cave National 
Park, in South Dakota, and to the Piatt National Park, in Oklahoma, 
the roads in these latter reservations being of such character and width 
that it has not been found necessary to issue special automobile 
regulations in relation thereto. Copies of the general rules for the 
government of said parks, however, are transmitted herewith. 



2 USE OF AUTOMOBILES IN NATIONAL PAEKS, '^SgH 

The Dcpailmciit has uniformly declined to allow automobiles or 
motorcycles in the Yellowstone National Park owing to the fact that 
in permitting thenr to be used on the roads in tliis reservation it 
would be dangerous to persons passing over the roads on horseback 
or in vehicles drawn by horses. 

The appropriations made by Congress for the improvement of 
Yellowstone National Park, including the construction and repair of 
roads, are expended under the supervision of the Secretary of War, 
under whose supervision estimates of cost of construction of new 
roads, or changes in the present roads, would be prepared for sub- 
mission to Congress. This department has no plans under considera- 
tion for permitting the use of automobiles or motor cars in the park. 
Very respectfully, 

Samuel Adams, 

Acting Secretary. 

The President of the Senate. 



Regulations Governing the Admission of Automobiles into the Mount Rainer 
National Park, Wash., During the Season of 1910. 

Department of the Interior, 

Washington, D. C, April 6, 1910. 
Pursuant to the authority conferred by the act of ]\Iarch 2, 1899 (30 Stit., 993), 
setting aside c ^rtain lands in the State of Washington as a public park, the following 
regulations governing the admi sion of automobiles into the Mount Rainier National 
Park, during the season of 1910, are hereby established and made public: 

1. No automobiles will be permitted within the metes and bound,-, of the Mount 
Rainier National Park unless the owner thereof secures a written permit from the 
superintendent, Edward S. Hall, Ashford, Wash., or his representative. 

2. Applications for permits must show: (a) Name of owner, (6) number of machine, 
(c) name of driver, and (d) inclusive dates for which permit is desired, not exceeding 
one year, and be accompanied by a fee of $5 for each machine. 

Permits must be presented to the superintendent or his authorized representatives 
at the park entrance on the Government road. The permittee will not be allowed 
to do a transportation business in the park without a special license therefor from the 
Secretary of the Interior. 

3. The use of automobiles will be permitted on the Government road from the 
western boundary of Mount Rainier National Park to Longmire Springs between the 
hours of 8 a. m. and 6.30 p. m., but no automobile shall enter the park or leave Long- 
mire Springs in the direction of the western boundary later than 6 p. m.; the use of 
automobiles to be permitted on the Government road between Longmire Springs 
and the glacier between the hours of 9.30 a. m. and 4.30 p. m.: Provided, horvever,^ 
That the superintendent may, in his discretion, make rules for the regulation of 
automobiles on that portion of the Government road beyond Nisqually Glacier when 
it is safe to permit automobiles thereon. Until the making of such rules no auto- 
mobile shall be permitted to go beyond Nisqually Glacier. 

4. "WTien teams approach, automobiles will take position on the outer edge of the 
roadway, regardless of the direction in which they are going, taking care that sufficient 
room is left on the inside for the passage of team. 

5. Automobiles will stop when teams approach and remain at rest until teams have 
passed or until teamsters are satisfied regarding the safety of their teams. 

6. Speed will be limited to 6 miles per hour, except on straight stretches where 
approaching teams will be visible, when, if no teams are in sight, this speed may be 
increased to the rate indicated on signboards along the road; in no event, however, 
shall it exceed 15 miles per hour. 

7. Signal with horn will be given at or near every bend, to announce to approaching 
teams the proximity of an automobile. 

8. Teams have the right of way, and automobiles will be backed or otherwise 
handled, as necessary, so as to enable teams to pass with safety. 



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t 9. Permits issued under the regulations of March 12, 1909, which extend over a 
^ part of the season of 1910. will be subject to these regulations. AH permits granted 
^ at any time when automobiles can enter the park will expire on December 31 of the 

year of issue. 
— ; All automobile regulations heretofore issued are canceled and revoked. 
^ 10. Violation of any of the foregoing rules, or the general regulations for the govern- 
. ment of the park, will cause the revocation of permit; will subject the owner of the 
V automobile to any damages occasioned thereby, and to ejectment from the reservation; 
and be cause for refusal to issue a new. permit to the owner without prior sanction in 
writing from the Secretary of the Interior. 

R. A. Ballinger, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

Regulations Governing the Admission of Automobiles and Motorcycles into 
THE General Grant National Park, Cal., during the Season of 1910. 

Department of the Interior, 

Washington, D. C, August 17, 1910. 
Pursuant to authority conferred by the act of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat., 650), setting 
aside certain lands in the State of California as a public park, the following regulations 
governing the admission of automobiles into the General Grant National Park are 
hereby established and made public: 

1. No automobiles will he permitted within the metes and bounds of General 
Grant National Park unless the owner thereof secures a written permit from the 
acting superintendent or his representative. Permits may be obtained, from the 
acting superintendent at Three Rivers, Cal., or his authorized representative at the 
rangers' headquarters on the Government road in the General Grant National Park. 

2. Applications for permits must show: (a) Name of owner, {b) number of machine, 
(c) name of driver, and (d) inclusive dates for which permit is desired, not exceeding 
one year, and be accompanied by a fee of .$1 for a single round trip through the park, 
or a fee of $5 for each machine per annum. Permits must be presented to the acting 
superintendent or his authorized representative at the rangers' headquarters on the 
Government road. The permittee will not be allowed to do a transportation business 
in the park without a special license therefor from the Secretary of the Interior. 
All permits granted at any time when automobiles can enter the park will expire 
on December 31 of the year of issue. 

3. The use of automobiles will be permitted only on the Millwood Road, the Round 
Meadow Road, the Nortl\ Road north of its junction with the north end of the Round 
Meadow Road, and the tourists' camp grounds and return between the hours of 6.30 
a. m. and 10.30 a. m., and between the hours of 3.30 p. m. and 6.30 p. m. 

4. ^^"hen teams approach, automobiles will take position on the outer edge of road- 
way, regardless of the direction in which they are going, taking care that sufficient 
room is left on the inside for the passage of teams. 

5. Automobiles will sto]) Vv'hen teams approach, and remain at rest until teams have 
passed or until teamsters are satisfied regarding the safety of their t?ams 

6. Speed will be limited to (i miles per hour, except on straight stretches where 
approaching teams will be visible, when, if no teams are in sight, this speed may be 
increased to the rate indicated on signboards along the road; in no event, however, 
shall it exceed 15 miles per hour. 

7. Signal with horn will be given at or near every bend to announce to a]>))roaching 
teams the proximity of an automobile. 

8. Teams have the right of way, and automobiles will be backed or otherwise 
handled, as necessary, so as to enable teams to pass with safety. 

9. Violation of any of the foregoing rules or the general regulations for the govern- 
ment of the park will cause revocation of permit; will subject the owner of the 
automobile to any damages occasioned thereby, and to ejectment from the reservation; 
and be cause for refusal to issue a new permit to the owner without prior sanction in 
writing from the Secretary of the Interior. 

10. All persons passing through the park with automobiles should l)e required to 
stop at the rangers' headquarters and register then- names. 

11. These rules are also applicable to motor cycles, which may use only the roads 
herein mentionsd on payment of a fee of $1 for each machine per annum. Permit? 
issued therefor shall expire on December 31 (»f the year of issue. 

Frank Pierce, 
Acting Secretary of the Interior. 



4 USE OF AUTOMOBILES IN NATIONAL, PARKS. 

Regulations Governing the Admission of Automobiles into the Crater Lake 
National Park, Oreg., During the Season of 1911. 

Department of the Interior, 

Washington, D. C, November 15, 1910. 
Pursuant to authority conferred by" the act of May 22, 1902 (32 Stats., 202), setting 
aside certain lands in the State of Oregon as a public park, the following regulations 
governing the admission of automobiles into the Crater Lake National Park during 
the season of 1911 are hereby established and made public: 

1. No automobile will be permitted within the metes and bovuids of the Crater 
Lake National Park unless the owner thereof secures a written jjerniit from the super- 
intendent or his representative. 

2. Applications for permits must show: (o) Name of owner, (6) number of machine, 
(c) name of driver, and {d) inclusive dates for which permit is desired, not exceeding 
one j'ear, and be accompanied by a fee of $1 for a single round trip through the jsark, 
or a fee of $5 per annum for each machine for personal use and not for hire. 

Permits must be presented to the superintendent, or his authorized representative, 
at the rangers' headquarters on the Government roads. Permittees will not be 
allowed to do a commercial transportation business in the park without a special 
license therefor fi-om the Secretary of the Interior. All permits granted at any time 
when automobiles can enter the park will expire on December 31 of the year of issue. 

3. The use of automobiles will be permitted on the Government roads from the south- 
ern and western boundaries of the park between the hours of 0.30 a. m. and 10.30 
a. m., and between the hours of 3.30 p. m. and 6.30 p. m. 

4. A\Tien teams approach, automobiles will take position on the outer edge of road- 
way, regardless of the direction in which they are going, taking care that sufficient 
room is left on the inside for the passage of teams. 

5. Automobiles will stop when teams approach and remain at rest until teams have 
passed or until teamsters are satisfied regarding the safety of their teams. 

6. Speed will be limited to 6 miles per hour, except on straight stretches where 
approaching teams will be visible, when, if no teams are in sight, this speed may be 
increased to the rate indicated on signboards along the road; in no event, however, 
shall it exceed 15 miles per hour. 

7. Signal with horn will be given at or near every bend to announce to drivers of 
approaching teams the proximity of an automobile. 

8. Teams have the right of way, and automobiles will be backed or otherwise han- 
dled, as necessary, so as to enable teams to pass with safety. 

9. Violation of any of the foregoing rules, or the general regulations for the govern- 
ment of the park, will cause revocation of permit; will subject the owner of the auto- 
mobile to any damages occasioned thereby, and to ejectment from the reservation; 
and be cause for refusal to issue a new permit to the owner without prior sanction in 
■writing from the Secretary of the Interior. 

10. All persons passing tlu-ough the park with automobiles are required to stop at 
the superintendent's headquarters or the rangers' headquarters and register their 
names. 

11. These rules are also applicable to motorcycles, which may use the park roads 
on payment of a fee of $1 for each machine per annum; permits i.-<.«ued therefor shall 
expire on December 31 of the year of issue. 

R. A. Bali.ixger, 

Secretari/ of (he Interior. 

rules and regulations of the wind cave national park. 

Department of the Interior, 
Washington, D. C, June 10, 1908. 
Pursuant lo authority conferred by the act of Congress approved January 9, 1903, 
the following rules and regulations for the government of the "Wind Cave' National 
Park, in South Dakota, are hereby established and made public: 

1. It is forbidden to remove or injure the specimens or formation in and around the 
wind rave, or to deface the same by written inscription or otherwise, or to injure or 
disturb in any manner or carry off any of the mineral deposits, specimens, natural 
curiosities, or wonders on the Government lands within the park. 

2. No person shall be permitted to enter the cave unless accompanied by the super- 
intendent or other park employee, or bj' competent guides. 

3. It is forbidden to cut or injure any timber growing on the park lands, or to deface 
or injure any Government property. Camping partie.-; will be allowed to use dead or 
fallen timber for fuel. ^j|| 



USE OF AUTOMOBILES IN NATIONAL PAKKS. 5 

4. Fires should be lighted only when necessary and completely extinguished when 
not longer required. The utmost care must be exercised at all times to avoid setting 
fire to the timber and grass. 

5. Hunting or killing, wounding or capturing any bird or wild animal on the park 
lands, except dangerous animals when necessary to prevent them from destroying life 
or inflicting an injury, is prohibited. The outfits, including guns, traps, teams, horses, 
or means of transportation used by persons engaged in hunting, killing, trapping, 
ensnaring, or capturing such birds or wild animals, or in possession of game killed on 
the park lands under other circumstances than prescribed above, will be taken up by 
the superintendent and held subject to the order of the Secretary of the Interior, 
except in cases where it is shown by satisfactory evidence that the outfit is not the 
property of the person or persons violating this regulation and the actual owner thereof 
was not a party to such violation. Firearms will only be permitted in the park on 
written permission from the superintendent thereof. 

6. Fishing in any other way than with hook and line is forbidden. Fishing may be 
prohibited by order of the superintendent in any of the waters of the park, or limited 
therein to any specified season of the year, until otherwise ordered by the Secretary 
of the Interior. 

7. No person will be permitted to reside permanently, engage in any business, or 
erect buildings, etc., upon the Government lands in the park, without permission, in 
writing, from the Secretary of the Interior. The superintendent may grant authority 
to competent persons to act as guides and revoke the same in his discretion. No pack 
trains will be allowed in the park unless in charge of a duly registered guide. 

8. Owners of patented lands within the park limits are entitled to the full use and 
enjoyment thereof; such lands, however, shall have the metes and bounds thereof so 
marked and defined that they may be readily distinguished from the park lands. 
Stock may be taken over the park lands to patented lands with the written permission 
and under the supervision of the superintendent. 

9. The herding or grazing of loose stock or cattle of any kind on the Government 
lands in the park, as well^as the driving of such stock or cattle over the same, is strictly 
forbidden, except in such cases where authority therefor is granted by the superin- 
tendent. 

10. No drinking saloon or barroom will be permitted upon Government lands in the 
park. 

11. Private notices or advertisements shall not be posted or displayed on the Gov- 
ernment lands within the reserA'ation, except such as may be necessary for the con- 
venience and guidance of the public. 

12. Persons who render themselves obnoxious by disorderly conduct or bad 
behavior, or who violate any of the foregoing rules, will be summarily removed from 
the park and will not be allowed to return without permission, in writing, from the 
Secretary of the Interior or the su])erintendent of the park. 

No lessee or licensee shall retain in his employ any person whose presence in the 
park shall be deemed and declared by the superintendent to be subversive of the 
good order and management of the reservation. 

13. Any person who violates any of the foregoing regulations will be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, be fined not more than .$1,000, or be impris- 
oned not more than 12 months, or both, in the discretion of the court, as provided by 
the act creating the park. 

14. The superintendent designated by the Secretary is hereby authorized and 
directed to remove all trespassers from the Government lands in the park and enforce 
these rules and regulations and all the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid. 

Frank Pierce, 
Acting Secretary of the Interior. 

regulations governing the impounding and disposition op loose live stock 
found in the wind cave national park. 

Department of the Interior, 
Washington, B.C., June 10, 190S. 
Horses, cattle, or other domestic live stock running at large or being herded or grazed 
on Government lands in the Wind Cave National Park without authority therefor, will 
be taken up and impounded by the superintendent, who will at once give notice 
thereof to the owner, if known. If the owner is not known, notice of such impounding, 
giving a description of the animal or animals, with the brands thereon, will be posted 
in six public places inside the park and in two public places outside the park. Any 
owner of an animal thus impounded may, at any time before the sale thereof, reclaim 
the same upon proving ownership and paying the cost of notice and all expenses inci- 
dent to the taking up and detention of such animal, including the cost of feeding and 



6 USE OF AUTOMOBILES IN NATIONAL PARKS. 

caring for the same. If any animal thus impounded shall not be reclaimed within 30 
days from notice to the owner or from the date of posting notices, it shall be sold at 
public auction at such time and place as may be fixed by the superintendent after 10 
daj's' notice, to be given by posting notices in six public places 'in the park and two 
public places outside the park, and by mailing to the owner, if known, a copy thereof. 

All money received from the sale of such animals and remaining after the payment 
of all expenses incident to the taking up, impounding, and selling thereof, shall be 
carefully retained by the superintendent in a separate fund for a period of six months, 
during which time the net proceeds from the sale of any animal may be claimed by 
and paid to the owner upon the presentation of satisfactory pn^of of ownership, and if 
not so claimed within six months from the date of sale such proceeds shall be turned 
into the Wind Cave National Park fund. 

The superintendent shall keep a record in which shall be set down a description of 
all animals impounded, giving the brands found on them, the date and locality of the 
taking up, the date of all notices and manner in which they were given, the date of 
sale, the name and address of the purchaser, the amount for which each animal was 
sold and the cost incurred in connection therewith, and the disposition of the proceeds. 

The superintendent will, in each instance, make every reasonable effort to ascertain 
the owner of animals impounded and to give actual notice thereof to such owner. 

Frank Pierce, 
Acting Secretary of the Interior. 



Rules and Regulations of the Platf National Park. 

Department of the Interior, 
Washington, D. C, June 10, 1908. 
Pursuant to the authority conferred by the acts of Congress approved July 1, 1902 
(32 Stats., 656), April 21, 1904 (33 Stats., 220), and the Oklahoma statehood act of 
June 16, 1906 (34 Stats., 270), the following rules and regulations for the government 
of the Piatt National Park (formerly Sulphur Springs Reservation), in Oklahoma, 
are hereby established and made public: 

1. It is forbidden to injure in any manner any of the springs, mineral deposits, or 
natural features within the park. 

2. It is forbidden to cut or injure any timber or plants growing on the park lands, 
or to deface or injure any Government property. 

3. No camping shall be permitted within 1,000 feet of any spring, nor upon any 
land except such as may be specifically designated for that purpose by the superin- 
tendent. Fires shall not be lighted except by the express permission of the superin- 
tendent; when so allowed, campers shall use only dead or fallen timber for fuel, and 
the utmost care must be exercised at all times to avoid setting fire to the timber and 
grass. 

4. It is forbidden for any person to deposit garbage or refuse upon the park lands, 
except at places designated for that purpose by the superintendent, or to contaminate 
any of the springs or streams therein, or to divert or conduct the waters of such springs 
or streams from the natural or regular course. 

5. No person shall remove from any of the bromide, iron, or soda springs more than 
1 gallon of water in any one day, nor remove from any of the other springs more 
than 5 gallons in any one day, nor shall any water be taken therefrom for commer- 
cial purposes, except in pursuance of a license issued by the Secretary of the Interior. 
Whenever in his judgment the circumstances warrant, the superintendent may pro- 
hibit the use of the waters of any of the springs in the park other than for immediate 
drinking purposes at such springs, the facts in such case to be reported to the Secre- 
tary of the Interior. 

6. Hunting or killing, wounding or capturing any bird or ^\'ikl animal on the park 
lands, except dangerous animals when necessary to prevent them from destroying 
life or inflicting an injury, is prohibited. The outfits, including guns, traps, teams, 
horses, or means of transportation used by persons engaged in hunting, killing, trap- 
ping, ensnaring, or capturing such birds or wild animals, or in possession of game 
killed on the park lands under other circumstances than prescribed above, will be 
taken up by the superintendent and held subject to the order of the Secretary of the 
Interior, except in cases where it is shown by satisfactory e\adence that the outfit is 
not the property of the person or persons violating this regulation and the actual owner 
thereof was not a party to such violation. Firearms will only be permitted in the 
park on written permission from the superintendent thereof. 



USE OF AUTOMOBILES IN NATIONAL PARKS. 7 

7. Fishing with nets, seines, traps, or by the use of drugs or explosives, or in any 
other way than with hook and line, is prohibited. Fishing for purposes of merchan- 
dise or profit is forlddden. Fisliing may be prohibited by order of the superintendent 
in any of the waters of the park, or limited therein to any specified season of the year, 
until otherwise ordered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

8. No person will be permitted to reside permanently, engage in any ])usiness, or 
erect buildings or other improvements in the park, without permission, in writing, 
from the Secretary of the Interior. 

9. The herding, grazing, or otherwise trespassing of cattle or loose stock of any kind 
within the park is strictly forbidden. Stock or cattle may be driven across the park, 
but must be confined to the roads and kept in motion under competent care while in 
the reservation. 

10. Xo vehicles will be permitted to travel through the park except upon the roads 
designated for such traffic by the superintendent, and driving or riding over roads 
or bridges at a high rate of speed is prohibited. 

11. Private notices or advertisements shall not be posted or displayed within the 
park, except such as may be necessary for the convenience and gviidance of the public. 

12. The sale of intoxicating liquors in the park is strictly forbidden. 

13. No gambling or game of chance shall be permitted within the limits of the park; 
nor shall any person use profane or obscene language, commit or maintain a nuisance, 
or be guilty of disorderly conduct or any act involving immorality therein. 

14. Persons who render themselves obnoxious by disorderly conduct or bad be- 
havior, or who violate any of the foregoing rules, Avill be siunmarily remoA'ed from 
the park and will not be allowed to return without permission, in writing, from the 
Secretary of the Interior or the superintendent of the park. 

No lessee or licensee shall retain in his employ any person whose presence in the 
park shall be deemed and declared by the superintendent to be subversive of the 
good order and management of the reservation. 

15. Any person who violates any of the foregoing regulations will be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor, and be subjected to a fine, as pro^ ided by the act of April 21, 1904, 
of not less than $5 nor more than $100, and may be imprisoned for a term of not more 
than six months for each offense. 

Frank Pierce, 
Acting Seartary of the Interior. 

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